Two Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret Circa 1 and 1/2 to 3 Metres South East of the Porch is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1988. Monument.
Two Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret Circa 1 and 1/2 to 3 Metres South East of the Porch
- WRENN ID
- open-obsidian-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 011 066
- Coordinates
- 51.75847, -1.98489
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located in the churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, approximately 1.5 to 3 metres south-east of the porch. Both tombs are made of limestone. The first tomb, which is closest to the south porch, is dedicated to Elizabeth Bidd, who died in 1620, and features an incised inscription at the west end along with a thick flat-chamfered capping. The second tomb, situated about 1.5 metres north-east of the first, commemorates Ales Denton, who died in 1664. This tomb also has an incised inscription at the west end and a thick flat-chamfered moulded capping.
Local climate
Two Monuments in the Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret Circa 1 and 1/2 to 3 Metres South East of the Porch receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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